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Huw D Jones has published a new article in Studies in European Cinema on ‘The Box Office Performance of European Films in the UK Market’.
The article examines two key questions:(1) why is the UK market for European film so small; and (2) how do certain European films achieve ‘breakout’ success?
The key findings of the research – which is based on statistical analysis of box office data and audience ...

This week the BFI launched a public consultation on its next five-year strategy. Huw D Jones reports from the Leeds roadshow event.
Following in the wake of last week’s dramatic Brexit vote, BFI chief Amanda Neville sought to reassure workers in Yorkshire’s creative sector that she remained ‘confident about the future’ of the UK film and television industries.

Debate on the implications of Brexit for UK film and TV – European Screens conference (University of York, 5-7 Sept)
University of York, 5-7 September, 2016
The British voters’ decision to leave the European Union is likely to have multiple consequences for the film and television industries in the UK and beyond.
MEDIA/Creative Europe funding, UK/European co-productions, the availability of British content on EU screens and EU content on ...

While cinema admissions data is publicly available, viewing figures for European films on TV, DVD and VOD is harder to come by. Huw D Jones examines how to overcome this problem.
One of the main challenges researching the market for European film is determining what Europeans actually watch. While the European Audiovisual Observatory’s LUMIERE database provides pretty accurate data on cinema admissions across Europe, viewing figures for TV, DVD ...

Over the past decade the British Film Institute (BFI) has conducted over 170 cinema exit polls for the British independent and specialised films it supports. Huw D Jones analyses the data and asks what lessons are there for distributors.
Understanding what makes audiences tick is a key concern for the film business. Knowing what motivates cinemagoers to watch a particular movie can help distributors improve the way they market their films.

As the first UK/China film co-production is announced, Huw D Jones argues Britain shouldn’t neglect its established ties with Europe.
To coincide with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official state visit to the UK this week, Britain’s first film co-production with China was announced at a ‘creative showcase’ event in London.
Earth: One Amazing Day (working title) is the sequel to Earth (2007), the second highest grossing nature documentary ...

The BFI says there are too many UK cinema releases, making it harder for European films to make a mark. Huw Jones asks if EU policies designed to help such films are to blame.
May bank holiday is a popular time to catch a movie. But British cinema-goers were spoilt for choice this year, with 23 new releases coming out the same week, including an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far from ...

Huw Jones reports on the New Directions in Film and Television Production Studies, at the Watershed, Bristol, April 14-15, 2015
Production studies is a particularly a ‘hot’ topic for film and media scholars at the moment – or at least it seems that way, as over 100 academics from across the UK, Europe and as far afield as Australia, US and the Caribbean crammed into the Watershed in Bristol for the ...

Subtitled dramas like The Killing and The Bridge have become a regular feature of British TV schedules over recent years. Yet UK cinema admissions for foreign language European films remain low. Huw D Jones explores this paradox.
Last Saturday over 1 million Britons tuned-in to watch the Italian detective series Inspector De Luca, the latest foreign language import to be shown in BBC Four’s Saturday evening drama ...